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Cheerful Bedrooms

I realized I’ve been pinning a lot of fun bedrooms lately so I thought I’d give you a round-up! I noticed they all have a few elements in common too…

Being a YHL groupie (if you are reading this, odds are you’re one too) I’m starting off with this bold little gem of a guest bedroom, dominated by a deep peacock teal that stays sunny with lemon yellow, lime green, and some fun patterns.

This outlandishly purple headboard is perfect for a little girl’s room – or anyone who is fabulous, really. The retro poster makes me think Eloise could live here, and the groovy ceramic mushr0om adds a little old-school fairytale fun. The tiny flowered prints in the linens make it clear this is a girl’s domain. Check out more by Jenny Komenda at little green notebook or click the photo above.

Unfortunately this one was a Pinterest find with no linkage… but how crazy is it that all those different multi-colored patterns are all smooshed into one small space… and it totally works.

This one is the simplest in my collection today, but that big bold floral print takes center stage and holds it own. I do also love the chippy aqua metal bedframe and other pale seafoam in the accessories.

If you are noticing that all of these rely heavily on florals, you might be right. The abstract pillows keep it from getting too, too floral.

More teal and even more floral prints?! This one is a bit more boho with what I dare call granny-chic throw pillows and white coverlet, where you can see even more floral patterns if you look closely. I found this via colormecarla.com but couldn’t track it down to it’s original post on apartment therapy.

This is another Jenny Komenda design for Joanna’s bedroom. You can read all about the makeover on either/both of their blogs. Its got a lot of fun stuff going on for a small room, and plenty of DIY projects. Of course I really love that floral print pillow.

With all these fun bright patterns, at least one quilt should be here, right? Cassandra Ellis makes these fabulous quilts. You can see more on her website or check out her house tour on Design*Sponge by clicking the photo above.

To end our photos on a slightly more subdued note, this black and blue ikat print headboard is just great paired with more delicate blue and red floral prints in the linens.

So, in conclusion, why do all of these work? Balance – crazy patterns will be balanced out with calm white walls. Or in the case of a bright wall, the bed cover will be a plain white so that the eye, and you, have a place to rest. (Get it, because its a bed?). Even a lot of multi-colored patterns can be happy together, if their color families seem to jive, which is admittedly more subjective and detailed than we can see here. It just goes to show that taking a risk with some color and patterns can have some very fun results. And florals seem to make me happy.